Liverpool appear to have been given a helping hand by Steven Gerrard after the Aston Villa manager rested a number of key players for his side's match against Burnley on Thursday evening.
Villa finish their season with two games in four days and Anfield great Gerrard had indicated in his pre-match press conference that he may select two different sides for fixtures against the Clarets and then Manchester City. The ex-Liverpool captain appears to have stayed true to his word by leaving key players Philippe Coutinho and Danny Ings out of the starting XI for tonight's final home game of the season.
That's good news for Liverpool supporters, as it will likely mean that the pair will start against Manchester City on Sunday. The Reds need Villa to get some sort of result at the Etihad stadium on the final day of the season in order to give themselves a chance of snatching the Premier League title away from Pep Guardiola's side at the bitter end.
